Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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